Vacation Notes and Local Society Updates
Pastor Curry on vacation in Atlantic City with family. Local club meetings set for September including Stitch and Chatter at Miss Snedeker’s home and the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at Mrs. Frank S. Davis’s home with Africa as the subject. Board of Education defers township school opening to October 2 and records Miss Margaret Curry’s resignation to teach at Hamilton Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastor Curry
BE. Curry
Atlantic City
Ethel Snedeker
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
Second Presbyterian Church
Frank S. Davis
Africa
Board of Education
Margaret Curry
Cranbury
Miss Curry
Hamilton Square
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
First Church
Paralysis Case Quarantined at Local Boarding House
The Paralysis Situation Joe Uguinyk aged years suffered infantile paralysis last Friday at the Roskfird Bros boarding house. The Board of Health quarantined the home and guards, with Charles Ely by day and John Hopper by night. Several children reside there and precautions are in place to prevent spread. Miss Reba Thomas, diagnosed with paralysis last Saturday, is improving after about two weeks of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Uguinyk
Aga
Roskfird Bros
Board of Health
Charles Ely
John Hopper
Reba Thomas
Thomas
Forman Family to Move to Canada from Cranbury
Mrs. Alvah Forman returns from Montreal where she chosen a residence to which she will shortly move. She will be joined by her daughters Helen and Mildred Forman, and son Archie will return to Penn State College to finish his studies. Friends regret their removal from Cranbury where they graced a fine home in South Cranbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvah Forman
Montreal
Canada
Helen
Mildred Forman
Archie
Penn State College
Forman
Cranbury
South Cranbury
Flagman Killed Near Yardville After Fog Approach
Michael Mickoseff a 19 year old brakeman on the Amboy division of the Pennsylvania railroad was run down and instantly killed near Yardville while approaching trains in fog last Thursday night. His body was found mangled along the tracks. The Cranbury Township Committee warns bicyclists to keep off town sidewalks under penalty of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Mickoseff
Amboy
Pennsylvania Railroad
Yardville
Cranbury
Tenth annual Baird Wyckoff reunion at Old Tennent
The Baird Wyckoff Association will hold its tenth annual reunion at Old Tennent Presbyterian Church in Tennent on Thursday August 81st. A luncheon will be provided by church ladies for fifty cents. Members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird-Wyckoff Association
Tennent Presbyterian Church
Tennent
Billy Sunday at Ocean Grove Bus Planned
Commencing this Sunday H. Dey will run his auto bus to the Sunday meetings at Ocean Grove. He leaves Cranbury at 7 o clock and returns after the evening meeting. The fare is 1560 for parties of 7 or 8. Assemble your party now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Grove
Cranbury
Pennsylvania railroad to move Hightstown freight station
The Pennsylvania railroad company plans to relocate the Hightstown freight station to a new site soon after the potato season ends. They intend to move on a Sunday to avoid disrupting passenger and freight traffic, with sidings on the new site already laid and ballasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Hightstown
Peddie Junior Plans Hall For Boys At Institute
Plans for a new hall at Peddie Institute aimed at housing about five boys are nearing completion. Architect John F. Jackson of New York City has prepared the blueprints, with an estimated cost of 80000 dollars and inclusion of modern equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Jackeon
New York City
Bennett Building Contract For 40 By 80 Brick Storage Shed
G A Bennett awarded contracts for a brick storage shed 40 by 80 feet on land adjoining the railroad at Hights town ground recently purchased from Mrs Dey. George Perrine handles brick work and B Corn excavation. At a Board of Trade meeting the committee urged the Borough Council grant permission for Bennett to lay railroad tracks across the street and to have siding over the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Bennett
Hightstown
Hightstown Girl Weds Newark Man in Ocean Grove Ceremony
The Rev J D Bills of St Paul M E Church Ocean Grove presided at the wedding of Miss Madeline W Hutchinson of Hightstown to Daniel E Stevens of Newark on Wednesday evening August 1 at 6 o'clock. Witnesses were Miss Helen Rae Bills and E C Pogue. The bride is the daughter of T Ely Hutchinson of Hightstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Bills
St. Paul M. EB. Church
Ocean Grove
Madeline W. Hutchinson
Hightstown
Daniel E.stevens
Newark
Helen Rae Bills
E. C. Pogue
T. Ely Hutchinson
Local Tennis Showdown at Kanuka Ends in Cuban Victory
Eight under sixteen entrants competed on Paul Smith's asphalt court for an eight dollar Spalding Gold Medal racquet funded by H. Stanley Haskins of South Orange. Mariano Martinez of Havana beat Harold Scott in three sets to reach the final against John Chamberlin of Hightstown, taking three of five in a dramatic match. Martinez won 6-4 6-1 in the first two, Chamberlin rebounded 6-3 6-4 to force a fifth, which Chamberlin captured 6-1, earning the prize and praise for nerve and precise place-shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanuka
Paul Smith
H. Stanley Haskins
South Orange
Harold Scott
Cranbury
Mariano Martinez
Havana
Cuba
John Chamberlin
Hightstown
Martinez
Scott
Chamberlin
Mrs. Mary Bennett 87, Dies After Illness at Son’s Home
Mrs. Mary Bennett died on Tuesday at the home of her son J Edgar Bennett on the eve of her eighty seventh birthday. She is survived by two sisters and seven grandchildren, with funeral services held at her late home and interment at Brainerd cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bennett
Mary. Bennett
J. Edgar Bennett
Bennett
James B
Theodosia Coleman
Hamilton Sqare
Elizabeth Totten
Trenton
Sarah Morris
Hamilton Square
Samuel Bennett
Cranbury Station
James I. Hutchinson
Hightstown
Cranbury
Richard Mason
Walter Dey
John Bennett
Misa
Mabel Bennett
Franklin Danser
Sharon
First Presbyterian Church
Brainerd Cemetery
Y M C A Leader Resigns as Dreshman Moves On
Dreshman resigns as general secretary of the Trenton Y M C A effective September 30 after five years. He plans to pursue religious work and may join the Pennsylvania Y M C A state committee as a special secretary in advisory contact with associations statewide. In Middlesex county politics, Robert Carson of New Brunswick leads Republican petitions for Congress in the Third District with filing due September 1. Carson is seen as the strong candidate to challenge Democratic incumbent Thomas J. Scully, with strong backing from the Republican National Campaign committee and expected gains in Middlesex, especially Perth Amboy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian H. Dreshman
Trenton
Pennsylvania
Middlesex
Robert Carson
New Brunswick
Congress
Monmouth
Ocean Counties
Carson
Thomas J. Scully
Scully
Republican National Campaign Committee
Middlesex County
Surrogate
Assembly
Perth Amboy
William A. Spencer
John F. Ten Broeck
Quinn
W. Edwin Florante
Senate
Monmouth Junction Rule to Show Cause Over Manure Nuisance
The case, led by Attorney John P. Kirkpatrick for William J. Rowland and local property owners, seeks a rule to show cause against the New York Horse Manured Transportation Company for storing about 2,000 tons of manure and refuse near Monmouth Junction. Plaintiffs allege foul odors, flies, an artificial pond of filth seeping into a creek, health risks, and hindered cattle watering, with trials set for August 29 in Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth Junction
New York City
John P. Kirkpatrick
William J. Rowland
Kirkpatrick
New York Horse Manured Transportation Company
Backes
Trenton
Mr. Rowland
Harvey W. Mershon
Joseph Garneau
Sarah V. Potts
Myron Weaver
Anthony Schost
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Bayonne
Newark
Pennsylvania Railroad
Vacationing Farmers Embrace Automobiles Across Africa
African Muslims numbering about 60 million now take vacations with their families. The car has changed rural life, turning yearly trips from a rare luxury into a common pursuit enjoyed by urban and rural households alike. Each day becomes part of an ongoing life journey toward improvement.
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. B. Mershon
Stitch and Chatter Club
Helen Forman
Grace Schumacher
Wilkesbarre, Pa
Emma Mershon
Ethel Cole
Rhoda Dorrance
Sara Perrine
Margaret Perrine
Lucille Chamberlin
Bertha Applegate
Baird-Wyckof Association
Billy Sunday
Peddie
Peddie Institute
Bennett Building
Camp Wanuka
Dreshman
Amiel
E. State St
Trenton, N. d
Benjamin
Palm Beach
Fred’k W. Donnelly & CO
Taylor Opera House
Trenton, N. J
Williams
Rogers Bros
Rogers Bros. A l
ST. Regis and Patrician
Sheffield
Hawkes
Diamonds
A. F. Williams
East State Street
Daniel Block
Washington Market Building
Broad ST
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